The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-30
suRE Ir WAS MRS. nAKER.
It was about 2 o'clock when I saw t

It was about 2 o'clock when 7 saw the
people in the orchard. l looked at the
watch; 2 commenced to work at the
wagon at o'clock; suppose it was an
hour after commenced work before I
saw Baker; had GAVIN off three boards
eighteen inches long; Spangies and did
the Aawing; put the boards OIL the
wagon'bed; nailed them on; Spsansles
was there; was not very busy at the
wagon; did not work very hard did not
see anybody 90 into the Baker property
or leave there that afternoon I was niue
or ten steps from the McWha farm, going
towards the pike, when I saw Mrs. Baker
going from the smoke-house to the stable;
the amoke.house is between the coal.
house and stable; she was near tho cen.
tire OF the garden on board walk; could
not see the board walk; l cav her head
and shoulders; she wore no bonnet; wss
in her barehead; I did not notice what
abe had on; abe had on dark clothes; we
did not speak; it was Just before The rain;
did not notice clothes on the line, II
| YVES dark evening; clouds we're coming
up and 1t YVES little dark, and it appear.
ed to me- she had dark clothes on; did
not see much Of her dress. 52tt,-,et
aaid before the Coroner it was blue
bress, or a dark dress. It was then dark
when the Coroner held his inquest. I did
not tell Mr.. keggy then thst the woman |
saw IN the back yard had on q bonnet. I
did not tell Jesse Cable that the woman
had g bonnet on. I did not tell Miller
| that the woman had bonnet on. don't
| recollect OF saying 80 to anybody. know
Frank Hindman. did not tell him the
woman I Baw passing through the back
yard had bonnet on. [ did not Tell
Thomas Gardner on the 10th day Of May
that WAS not certain that saw any of
the women after Baker left. did not tall
Gardner that whllo I thought it was Mrs.
Baker was not sure. I did not Hee Mira.
McWha on the 9th. I,don't think | saw
her after The day tho women had q dill
Guilty with Paddy Mud; that was q week
think before tho murder. know John
Tarr. did not tell him I thought I mad
seen Eliza that Monday. & ,..ll,55
MEYER SAID IT.
I know W. Fl. Mooney. did not tall
him l Thought I had seen her, but / was WI,
not sure. He ia very nice man, and I
felt dellcay In speaking to him, Il don't
know that spoke to Baker on the dav
the bodies were found. don't know
Finnegan and Manning. I did not tai
two men that Baker was nice man, and
would do most anything to clear him,
| did not say to Robert Mason, "Bsker il
q good man, and has been good to me, and
don't know what ! would not do to clear
him. Il "a !, - y e'ea v,
l did not tell D. D. Coulter, John M.
Ulave, attorneys at Steubenville, and Cant
Waidron, on the 22d day OF july. 1857
that | might be mistaken about seeino
Mrs. Baker on the OH. i know Tbon,ss
Sharp and Thomas Smith, of Toronto. II
did not tell them l know more ahnni ,ba
murder than l would ever tell 4 + Ala On sav
! worried aboIt 1t all the time. 4 + ss;3
two mon came down the Cumberland roaj
and talked with spranyle. 1 also i said
these men wero ths same that wors 1 Ds,n
tained by the coroner. e One was a .ior 70
square man, and talked Dutch; the other
was smalief-an lrfshusn. His mustache
stands out, Is cut straight across-l6O tn
llO IN weight-don't think be had al !
coat. The little man had On a can.
identified them because I had talked Win
them; The small man would weigh 1 Ian |
pounds. spraugle had mark on Ills arm
on tho wrist. He was not the man |
VINO was over in the orchard
! don't know whether Baker Ia acunaint,
Cd with sptang!e Or not. Sprangle left
some time after the Coroners inoueat
,Pransle was not one of the men do.
tanned. II know spransle the best. Onlv
Two men were detained. I saw SpYannje
atter the two men were detained he VIVA
at my ahanLy several times; was abont
here tora week after the murder. was
acre when the Jury was selected talked
sith Baker that day; went down to tha
joye; did not say before a number Of
people there, 'I'll bet $500 that Baker IL
ale from conviction" I did not say tha
ary Will disagree and L would bet $50 on
ury. S Il,
!, Ibid you swear that yon saw Baker and y,
7lfe in the orchard ~ - :
81 believe / did V u, +
AZ Al! Psrties being tired, Court adjourned